Chalcideus

Family: Lacedaemonians · Role: commander · First appears: Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 2

After an earthquake, Chalcideus replaced Melanchridas as commander of the expedition. At Corinth, the allies assigned him to lead the voyage to Chios while he equipped five ships in Laconia; after Alcibiades persuaded Endius and the other ephors to continue the expedition, Chalcideus sailed with him. At Chios, speeches by Chalcideus and Alcibiades preceded the city’s revolt from Athens, followed by revolts at Erythrae and Clazomenae.

At Miletus, Chalcideus and Alcibiades brought about the city’s revolt from Athens. Immediately afterward, Chalcideus and Tissaphernes concluded the first alliance between the King and the Lacedaemonians. Meanwhile, Chalcideus and Alcibiades chased Strombichides into Samos and left Peloponnesian crews at Chios; the Chians later caused Lebedos and then Erae to revolt.

Relationship record

Life events

• After an earthquake, Chalcideus replaced Melanchridas as the expedition’s commander.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 2 · 📍 Laconia)
  • “an earthquake having occurred, they sent Chalcideus instead of Melanchridas”
• The allies assigned commands for expeditions to Chios, Lesbos, and the Hellespont.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 2 · 📍 Corinth)
  • With: Agis Alcamenes Clearchus Ramphias
  • “they decided to sail first to Chios under the command of Chalcideus, who was equipping the five vessels in Laconia, then to Lesbos, under the command of Alcamenes, the same whom Agis had fixed upon, and lastly to go to the Hellespont, where the command was given to Clearchus, son of Ramphias.”
• Alcibiades persuaded Endius and the other ephors to continue the expedition, then sailed with Chalcideus.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 2 · 📍 Lacedaemon)
  • With: Alcibiades Endius
  • “and Endius and his colleagues thus persuaded, he put to sea with the five ships and the Lacedaemonian Chalcideus, and made all haste upon the voyage.”
• Chios revolted from the Athenians after speeches by Chalcideus and Alcibiades.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 2 · 📍 Chios)
  • With: Alcibiades
  • “and after speeches from Chalcideus and Alcibiades stating that many more ships were sailing up, but saying nothing of the fleet being blockaded in Spiraeum, the Chians revolted from the Athenians”
• Erythrae revolted from the Athenians.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 2 · 📍 Erythrae)
  • With: Alcibiades
  • “and the Erythraeans immediately afterwards.”
• Clazomenae revolted from the Athenians, and its people began fortifying Polichna as a possible refuge.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 2 · 📍 Clazomenae)
  • With: Alcibiades
  • “three vessels sailed over to Clazomenae, and made that city revolt also; and the Clazomenians immediately crossed over to the mainland and began to fortify Polichna”
• Alcibiades and Chalcideus brought about Miletus’s revolt from Athens.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 3 · 📍 Miletus)
  • With: Alcibiades
  • “Not discovered until their voyage was nearly completed, they arrived a little before Strombichides and Thrasycles (who had just come with twelve ships from Athens, and had joined Strombichides in pursuing them), and occasioned the revolt of Miletus.”
• Tissaphernes and Chalcideus concluded the first alliance between the King and the Lacedaemonians.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 3 · 📍 Miletus)
  • With: Tissaphernes
  • “The first alliance between the King and the Lacedaemonians was now concluded immediately upon the revolt of the Milesians, by Tissaphernes and Chalcideus, and was as follows:”
• The Chians caused Lebedos to revolt, followed by Erae.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 3 · 📍 Lebedos)
  • “while the Chians put to sea with their remaining vessels, accompanied by the land forces, and caused Lebedos to revolt, and after it Erae.”

Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 2

• with Alcamenes (Both were assigned command of successive parts of the expedition.) “the allies assembled at Corinth and held a council, in which they decided to sail first to Chios under the command of Chalcideus, who was equipping the five vessels in Laconia, then to Lesbos, under the command of Alcamenes, the same whom Agis had fixed upon, and lastly to go to the Hellespont, where the command was given to Clearchus, son of Ramphias.”
• with Alcibiades (They sailed together on the expedition.) “he put to sea with the five ships and the Lacedaemonian Chalcideus, and made all haste upon the voyage.”

Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 3

• with Alcibiades (They jointly carried out these actions.) “Meanwhile Chalcideus and Alcibiades, after chasing Strombichides into Samos, armed the crews of the ships from Peloponnese and left them at Chios”
• with Tissaphernes (They concluded an alliance on behalf of their sides.) “The first alliance between the King and the Lacedaemonians was now concluded immediately upon the revolt of the Milesians, by Tissaphernes and Chalcideus”
• with Alcibiades (They acted together to bring about Miletus's revolt.) “Meanwhile Chalcideus and Alcibiades, after chasing Strombichides into Samos, armed the crews of the ships from Peloponnese and left them at Chios, and filling their places with substitutes from Chios and manning twenty others, sailed off to effect the revolt of Miletus.”
• with Endius (Endius had sent Alcibiades and Chalcideus out.) “to secure the honour for the Chians and himself and Chalcideus, and, as he had promised, for Endius who had sent them out.”

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